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Posted on 4/24/2024 The Northern Virginia Black Attorneys' Association (NOVABAA) has been named the 2024 Bar Association of the Year by the Virginia State Bar Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations (CLSBA).
Posted on 4/24/2024 Richmond lawyer and former Virginia State Bar President Irving M. Blank of Blank & Marcus, LLC has been awarded the General Practice Section’s Tradition of Excellence Award.
Posted on 4/22/2024 The Supreme Court of Virginia approved the proposed amendments to Paragraph 13-5 Part Six, Section IV of the Rules of Court to add a third lay member to the Committee on Lawyer Discipline (“COLD”, effective June 18, 2024.
Posted on 4/19/2024 The Virginia State Bar Council has 23 new members from across the Commonwealth whose terms will begin July 1, 2024.
Posted on 4/19/2024 The Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society (SVLAS) will host five Law Day events across Southwest Virginia in early May in an effort to provide free legal advice from experts to the public.
Posted on 4/17/2024 The film project "Civility and Professionalism in a Successful Litigation Practice—Mentorship from the Bench and Bar" is now available as a webinar for Virginia lawyers to earn two hours of on-demand MCLE credit, including two hours of Ethics credit.
Posted on 4/3/2024 The VSB News monthly email was sent to all Virginia lawyers on April 2, 2024.
Posted on 4/2/2024 The Virginia State Bar is now offering group billing to allow firms and other organizations that employ 10 or more attorneys to more easily pay their attorneys’ license fees.
Posted on 4/2/2024 Beginning April 5, and continuing until April 17 at midnight, active and in good standing Virginia lawyers in Circuits 12, 13, and 19 are asked to vote for their Virginia State Bar Council leaders.
Posted on 3/27/2024 Eugene M. Elliott Jr. of Roanoke, and Lisa A. Wilson of Alexandria are the co-recipients of the 2024 Edward L. Chambers Jr. Lifetime Bar Service Award.
Pay 2024 dues online in July. Dues statements will no longer be mailed.
VSB Annual Meeting May 30 – June 1, 2024